Klarinet Archive - Posting 000040.txt from 1997/04

From: Lord Rob <rteitelbaum@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Songs Without Words
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 14:22:54 -0500

>Although not a musical "snob" by any means, I've always encouraged
>students to separate "song" and "piece" by the following:

>"You play a piece, you sing a song".

>Just to avoid sounding less-educated to picky contest judge/audition
>panel ears.

>Peter

Not to mention music professors, many of whom would probably faint if =
they heard a student refer to a Beethoven symphony as a "song." You make =
an excellent point, I think, it does make one sound less educated...

Rob Teitelbaum